How Did Love Become Love (Minwon FF)

Chapter 5 Fever

   Wonwoo was quietly waiting for Mingyu to finish his shower when he heard the door of camp van opening and a handsome face with big eyes peeked inside from the entrance. As Wonwoo wasn't able to see clearly but made a guess that it must be Scoups (Seungchoel) who must have gotten up. All the other fools won't get up without waking them up and his guess was right.

Scoups came in and asked Wonwoo while looking everywhere for something, "What are you doing here, waking up so early? And where is Mingyu? I checked your tent and Hoshi was the only one sleeping there. "
Wonwoo looked at him weirdly thinking if he can't hear the sound of someone showering? If Mingyu wasn't the one showering inside then was it a ghost who was taking a shower? Wonwoo chuckled to himself and thought that Seungchoel must be still having a hangover that's why his brain is still muddled.

"Mingyu is taking shower and I'm waiting here for him so that we can go together and make breakfast for everyone" Wonwoo answered anyway.

"Should we also make some hangover soup for you? " Asked Wonwoo with a teasing smile.

Scoups knew that he was teasing him but didn't get angry and told him to make the soup was everyone, betting that other's hangover might be worse that his after they get up. He closed his eyes and started kneeding his head and the spot between his brows.

By the time Mingyu came out of the bathroom while holding his towel and  saw Wonwoo and for a moment became distracted. When Scoups opened his eyes and saw him a look of concern appeared on his face.

" Why are your eyes looking red? Did you cry?! And why is there a wound on your lips?!" Scoups came to Mingyu with his brows scrunched with worry.

" I-Is that so? Ah...it's because of shampoo. I wasn't careful and shampoo entered my eyes and that made me cry" Mingyu said while avoiding Scoups gaze and unintentionally touching the wounded part of his lower lip. He knows his excuse was clumsy and Scoups was the one with high EQ in their group so his lie won't escape Scoups's perception but he just don't feel like telling anything to anyone and he knows Scoups won't force him to spill anything without his will.

Scoups just looked at him suspiciously but didn't say anything more. Right now Mingyu is being very defensive and he should just meet him afterwards alone when he calms down, maybe then he will voluntarily tell him about his problem. So Scoups just patted him lightly and reassuringly on his cheek with concern still evident in his eyes.

" Where you crying? I too think I heard some strange noises and I thought..... " Wonwoo trailed.

'Thought that you were masturbating' was what Wonwoo had wanted to say and he was going to tease Mingyu after coming from the shower because of it. It wasn't uncommon for them to masturbate and he thought he heard Mingyu panting inside and so he came up with this conclusion but who could have thought that Mingyu was actually crying.

Even though Wonwoo didn't say any further but Mingyu still could understand what he had wanted to say after all even though he had bit his lips hard he still couldn't control himself from not making any noise. He felt horrified and his eyes grew a bit larger after he realised that Wonwoo knew about him masturbating! How would Wonwoo feel if he also gets to know about whom he was thinking while masturbating?! Mingyu didn't dare think any further as he was already pale. He understands the reason he was feeling so guilty because if it was a stranger about whom he had erotic thoughts then it would have been okay for him and he would have just been confused about his sexuality but having such thoughts for a friend with whom he had spent many years and building many memories is a mental blow on another level for Mingyu and only now is he realising how important it is for him to forget about these feelings. If one day by any chance Wonwoo a straight guy gets to know about Mingyu's feelings for him wouldn't he be disgusted with Mingyu? Would he ever want to interact with Mingyu again? Would they drift apart? Would their friendship end like this?

Mingyu felt like he was falling down in an abyss endlessly with one question being more fearful to think about than other and these questions kept piling up.

Scoups looked at Mingyu and shook him while holding his shoulder. He kept feeling like something was very wrong with him.

Mingyu was woken up again. He has been losing himself in another world today. Wonwoo was still clueless and standing at the side with Scoups in front of Mingyu. He could feel that there was something going on but it seemed to be between Scoups and Mingyu. Something like they were silently communicating with each other and so he didn't try to say anything in between.

Mingyu looked at Scoups and shook his head with a serious expression and removed his hand from his shoulder. There was indeed some tactic understanding between every one of their friends because of being close with each other for many years hence Scoups could only say to himself that now was not the time to ask anything.

Mingyu said frostily while facing Wonwoo, " Yeah I was hissing and crying because the shampoo stinged quiet painfully to my eyes. Maybe my eyes are getting punished".

Wonwoo and Scoups were left confused by Mingyu's words and Mingyu strode out quickly as he felt fever rising towards his head.
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